Study of Effectiveness of Narrative Therapy on Life Satisfaction According to Coping Strategies in Patients with Cancer in Tehran

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of narrative therapy on the life satisfaction of cancer patients in Tehran in 2014. The statistical population includes patients with cancer in Tehran who were admitted to the hospital for treatment, and the sampling method was available and voluntary. 20 people participated in this research as a statistical sample. This research was semi-experimental with pre-test-post-test with a control group. Diner's life satisfaction questionnaire was completed as a pre-test and post-test. Quality of life includes expectations, satisfaction, value system and other important aspects of the patient's life and depends on factors such as health status, financial status, job satisfaction and living conditions. Also, Lazarus and Folkman's coping strategies questionnaire was used. The data obtained from the questionnaires were analyzed by multivariate covariance analysis and one-way covariance analysis. Based on the results obtained from the multivariate covariance analysis, the second hypothesis was rejected, that is, the effect of narrative therapy on the life satisfaction of cancer patients was not significant. Based on the results obtained from one-way covariance analysis, the first hypothesis regarding the direct and indirect effect of narrative therapy on the life satisfaction of cancer patients was confirmed. Considering the effectiveness of narrative therapy on increasing the life satisfaction of cancer patients, the permanent presence of a clinical psychologist in the blood department is necessary for the psychotherapy of cancer patients and the patient's primary caregiver. Narrative therapy: "A type of therapy for individuals, couples or families that helps the client to have a new perception of the events in his life and rewrite them in the form of narratives or real stories that improve life.